Highlands Trailblazer Dust Em’ Off Ski Swap 2026 – Details & Booking

The Highlands Trailblazer Dust Em’ Off Ski Swap is an annual fundraiser for the not-for-profit ski club, the Highlands Trailblazers. Time slot booking will be required for Saturday at 10AM & 11AM. Beyond noon you can drop in at anytime. This allows us to control the flow of traffic and provide advice and support to customers who would like help selecting their equipment.

Please note that if you are unable to find equipment in the ski swap the Highlands Nordic ProShop will be open on a first come first service basis.

Please note that Highlands Nordic is the host location for the Ski Swap, and although we assist in aspects of the Swap we are not the organizers. For any questions please email info@highlandstrailblazers.ca.

Buy & Selling Equipment

• There is no cost to place equipment into the ski swap. However, if the equipment sells, 20% of the sale price goes to the Highlands Trailblazers Ski Club. All sales are processed through the Highlands Trailblazer Race Society, then money is e-transferred or a cheque is mailed.

The Ski Swap runs:

• Saturday October 31, from 10AM to 3PM
• Sunday November 1, from 9AM to 12PM
• The Ski Swap will continue from Monday November 2 to Thursday November 5 from 9AM to 4PM
• And close on Friday November 6. Open from 9AM to 12PM

You may drop off equipment to sell during the following times:

• Saturday October 24, from 1PM to 4PM
• Sunday October 25, from 9AM to 12PM
• October 26 & 27, from 1PM to 4PM
• October 28 & 29, from 3PM to 6PM
• Friday October 30, from 2PM to 4PM
• Saturday October 31, from 8AM to 9:30AM (please note if you drop your equipment off Saturday morning we will do our best to get your equipment out as quickly as possible but your items may not be out on the floor for 10AM)

On the morning of November 7, you will receive an email from skiswap@highlandstrailblazers.ca to indicate what equipment has sold and is unsold.

Unsold items must be picked up during the following times:

• Sunday November 8, 10AM to 12PM
• Monday November 9 to Friday November 13, 9AM to 4:00PM
• Sunday November 15, 10AM to 12PM

Any unsold items not picked up by 2pm on Sunday November 15, 2026 will automatically be considered a donation to Highlands Trailblazers.

• See Tips for Purchasing Kids Equipment below.
• Due to the high demand of service needs during the ski swap, we may not be able to provide binding installs, ski waxing and other in-depth ski service “while you wait” during the ski swap. There will be service intake where we can sort out what you need and the timeline in which we can complete the tasks. If it is within your schedule to leave your equipment it would be appreciated. Any service equipment dropped off during the ski swap will be ready for pick up by Saturday November 7, 2026.

Tips For Purchasing Kids Equipment

Here are some steps that will assist you and our volunteers to get the young skier in your life (whether they are there in person or not) set up for the winter.

1. Trace your skier’s foot on a piece of cardboard or cardstock. This will allow us to compare their foot to the insole of the ski boot. We suggest going a little bigger to get about 2 years of use. Fill the boot with an extra insole, and put on a good ski sock. Once that gets too tight you can take the extra insole out. 
2. Measure up to their shoulder in centimetres. This will be for their ski poles. This measurement is a little taller than the typical ski pole sizing. This sizing would typically get about 2 years of use out of the equipment. If you plan on just using the equipment for 1 season measure up to their armpit. New skiers 5 years and under do not need ski poles.
3. Measure to the top of their head in centimetres. This will be for their skis. Depending on their ability we will choose a ski from head height to 10cm over top of their head. At this age having their weight is not as important. Kids skis are designed to be soft, which means the ski makes more contact with the snow to give them more control. 

How Your Equipment Will Be Prepared – we will assist you

1. Create an Intake Form on-site. Be sure to include, clearly printed, your name, address, phone number and email address and date equipment was brought in.

2. We can give you a suggested price range, however you must be the one to set the final price. Ski Swap attendees will not be able to barter with the price.

3. One copy of the intake form stays with the seller, the other with the club for administrative purposes.